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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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